Edgar L. Morey, was charged by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office for attempted murder after deputies allege he attempted to kill a nursing home resident by smothering them with a pillow on Aug. 9, 2014.

Edgar L. Morey, was charged by the Montgomery County Sheriff's...

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Edgar Morey, in back, is pictured giving a 5-year-old a ride with his huskies Saturday, Jan. 29, 2000, during the 5th Annual Frost Faire at the Saratoga National Park in Stillwater, NY. Morey is believed to be the same gentleman facing attempted murder charges for allegedly trying to kill someone in a Montgomery County nursing home Aug. 9, 2014, Photo by CINDY SCHULTZ

A Fonda sled dog racer and artist has been arrested for allegedly attempting to kill a Montgomery County nursing home resident by smothering the resident with a pillow.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said Edgar L. Morey, 73, was visiting a patient he knew on Saturday when staff saw him attempting to suffocate the resident.

Morey was charged with second-degree attempted murder. He was arraigned in Palatine Town Court and sent to the Montgomery County Jail for $50,000 cash bail.

The sheriff's office provided no information about the victim's gender, age, or what nursing home the person lives in. Deputies said the victim was treated for injuries and remains stable. It's unknown if Morey was related to the resident, or any possible motive for the incident.

Morey and his son, Gar, have run a sled dog company before out of Fonda, where they did numerous demonstrations at area schools. A profile of Edgar Morey on an art gallery website said the father-son team also designed a chair that was featured at the gallery, called Jane Isabella Gallery in Johnstown. It's unknown if the art gallery still exists.

The profile said Morey has a Master of Fine Arts degree, and taught for seven years at Mankato State University in Minnesota. He has worked for 20 years in his own studio doing functional and fine art, the profile said.